Gay Nurse Is Hoping To Be Reinstated Soon

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June 3, 1994

SEATTLE — A National Guard nurse whose discharge for homosexuality has been ruled unconstitutional said Thursday she's not sure when she'll be back in uniform - but the sooner the better. ''The judge said 'now,' '' Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer said one day after she was ordered reinstated. U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly ruled that Cammermeyer's Fifth Amendment rights to due process and equal protection were violated when the government forced her out of the Guard for acknowledging she is a lesbian. Justice Department attorneys were expected to appeal Zilly's ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals but have 60 days to do so. The Justice Department could seek a stay to prevent Cammermeyer from returning to duty pending resolution of the case.